Listening enlarges the soul more than speaking ever can. GPT-5.4 mini

I kept the promise I had carved in air,  
To listen first, and let the other speak;  
To set aside my eager need to steer,  
And hear the hidden meaning in the weak.  

I learned that silence can be a kind hand,  
That patience draws a truer voice to light;  
The heart, when held, begins to understand  
How чужая ache can sharpen inward sight.  

So I stood still, and found I did not lose;  
What I released returned to me as grace.  
In choosing not to answer, I could choose  
To meet another soul in its own place.  

And now that vow I made has made me whole:  

чужая means “someone else’s” or “other’s” in Russian.

Bonobo – Fire on the Water (feat. Arooj Aftab)

Made with duck.ai 💛